advanced

American  

[ad-vanst, -vahnst] / ædˈvænst, -ˈvɑnst /

adjective

1. placed ahead or forward.

   with one foot advanced.

2. ahead or far or further along in progress, complexity, knowledge, skill, etc..

   an advanced class in Spanish;

   to take a course in advanced mathematics;

   Our plans are too advanced to make the change now.

3. pertaining to or embodying ideas, practices, attitudes, etc., taken as being more enlightened or liberal than the standardized, established, or traditional.

   advanced theories of child care;

   the more advanced members of the artistic community.

4. far along in time.

   the advanced age of most senators.

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advanced British  

/ ədˈvɑːnst /

adjective

1. being ahead in development, knowledge, progress, etc

   advanced studies

2. having reached a comparatively late stage

   a man of advanced age

3. ahead of the times

   advanced views on religion

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Other Word Forms

• well-advanced adjective

Etymology

Origin of advanced

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; advance + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Additionally, Loeb thinks the South Korean chip maker “has solidified its leadership” in the market for high-bandwidth memory, which has become essential to more advanced AI chips such as Nvidia’s graphics processing units.

From MarketWatch

The technology in other parts of the sport is more advanced.

From BBC

There were a range of reasons for vet fees increasing in recent years, including more advanced treatments to help animals, Williams, from the BVA, said.

From BBC

That amounts to roughly 3% of the amount advanced for about two weeks.

From MarketWatch

A January report from METR, a nonprofit auditing AI threats, found that the most advanced AI models can independently accomplish programming tasks that would take a human expert eight or even 12 hours.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• leading
• progressive
• state-of-the-art